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State of Colorado Correc onal Treatment Board FY2016 Funding Plan The Correc onal Treatment Cash Fund and its oversight board, The Correc onal Treatment Board, was established in HB12 1310 when the

Sheriff s Office County Sheriffs of Colorado Eric Philp, Director Division of Proba on Services Colorado Judicial Branch Board Members Jim Bullock, District A orney 16th Judicial District Colorado

Offender Surcharge Fund, SB03 318 Funding (Drug Treatment Fund) and HB12 1352 Funding.

1 State of Colorado Correc onal Treatment Board FY2016 Funding Plan The Correc onal Treatment Cash Fund and its oversight board, The Correc onal Treatment Board, was established in HB when the state legislature consolidated three major sources of State funding for substance abuse/co occurring assessment and treatment: The Drug Board Co Chairmen David Walcher, Sheriff Arapahoe County Sheriff s Office County Sheriffs of Colorado Eric Philp, Director Division of Proba on Services Colorado Judicial Branch Board Members Jim Bullock, District A orney 16th Judicial District Colorado District A orney s Council Marc Condojani, Director Community Treatment & Recovery Office of Behavioral Health Department of Human Services Brian Connors, Chief Deputy State Public Defender s Office Offender Surcharge Fund, SB Funding (Drug Treatment Fund) and HB Funding. Prior to this consolida on, these funding sources were separate appropria ons with separate oversight boards and statutory s pula ons. HB restructured these funds to create and support a coordinated and collabora ve effort across all criminal jus ce agencies with input from county and statewide criminal jus ce organiza ons regarding the treatment of criminal jus ce clients with substance use and co occurring disorders. It is the job of the Correc onal Treatment Board to ensure a fair and reasonable alloca on of the cash fund resources in accordance with statutory intent. Statutorily authorized uses of the money include: Alcohol and Drug Screening, Assessment, Evalua on, Tes ng, Training; Treatment for assessed substance abuse and co occurring disorders; An annual statewide conference regarding substance abuse treatment; Recovery support services; and Administra ve support for the board. Barry Pardus Assistant Director Division of Adult Parole, Department of Correc ons Jeanne Smith, Director Division of Criminal Jus ce Department of Public Safety The Correc onal Treatment Board is pleased to present its FY2016 Funding Plan that allocates over $20.0M in state resources. This plan reflects the con nuing work and programma c priori es of the Board through the various appropria ons to four state agencies as outlined in this report. Statutory Cites: (3.5)(b) and (5) 1

2 Fund Overview Cash Fund Overview Funding in the Correc onal Treatment Cash Fund is targeted for only those criminal jus ce clients with substance abuse and/or co occurring behavioral health disorders. All funding is appropriated into the Judicial Department s budget where it is then re appropriated to the other three state agencies according to the funding plan as developed by the Correc onal Treatment Board. Beginning in FY2015, the Board separated out administra ve and overhead funding that is housed in the Judicial Branch budget, but isn t specific to Judicial programming. These costs include cash fund indirect costs, conference and board staff funding and the overhead amount that funds research/ data collec on and one me projects. The chart below reflects the historical funding alloca on across the four agencies. Summary of Annual Appropriations FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 Corrections 3,002,227 3,002,227 3,457,227 3,457,227 Human Services 3,090,516 4,290,156 5,071,156 5,071,156 Public Safety 2,666,766 2,916,766 5,301,766 5,301,766 Judicial 6,504,568 6,532,984 5,505,078 5,505,078 Non Agency Specific , ,906 Total 15,264,077 16,742,133 20,242,133 20,242,133 Change over prior year 1,478,056 3,500,000 0 Judicial Branch (including Non Agency Specific): The Judicial Branch uses its correc onal treatment resources to support substance use tes ng and mental health and substance abuse treatment for all proba on clients as well as supports treatment and recovery support services for the state s problem solving court clients. As of FY2015, a new adult diversion program was created and housed in the Judicial Branch (HB ) and the Correc onal Treatment Cash Fund supports treatment costs for this program. Funds are allocated to all of the proba on and problem solving courts within the 22 judicial districts and are managed locally. Aggregated expenses are tracked and monitored centrally at the State Court Administrator s Office and reported on quarterly. Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Jus ce (DCJ): DCJ receives funding to help cover the cost of specialized intensive residen al treatment and therapeu c community beds; to pay for out pa ent treatment vouchers for clients in community correc ons facili es; and to fund 1.0 research/training FTE within the Division of Criminal Jus ce. Funds are also used to support classroom training costs for substance abuse and risk/need assessments for proba on, parole, TASC, community correc ons, and prison staff. Residen al and out pa ent treatment funds are allocated to local community correc ons boards across the state and managed by the boards for treatment of community correc ons clients. Each board must report quarterly on spending levels. 2

Correctional Fund Overview Treatment Board Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH): OBH uses its funding for three main programs and services.

3 Correctional Fund Overview Treatment Board Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH): OBH uses its funding for three main programs and services. The Jail Based Behavioral Services (JBBS) program provides substance abuse and mental health services for clients in county jails. Funds are granted to local Sheriff s offices, managed locally and dispersed via contract agreements with local treatment providers. Each JBBS program reports quarterly to the statewide program manager at OBH. Correc onal Treatment funds are also used to support outpa ent treatment services which are managed through contracts with Managed Service Organiza ons (MSO), and for the Short Term Intensive Residen al Remedia on Treatment (STIRRT) program, which is a two week residen al program and con nuing care for clients when they are released. Department of Correc ons (DOC): DOC uses its correc onal treatment funds to support case management, substance use tes ng and outpa ent treatment for parole clients. This is done through a contract with Treatment Alterna ves for Safer Community (TASC), which is an outside organiza on that provides these services to parolees with substance abuse and/or co occurring disorders. TASC manages the funds according to contract s pula ons and reports to DOC monthly. Correc onal Treatment Cash Fund Revenue Sources The Correc onal Treatment Cash Fund (CTCF) receives both general fund money appropriated by the legislature as well as direct cash revenue from the drug offender surcharge, which is a surcharge assessed on offenders convicted of drug crimes and deposited directly into the cash fund. The general fund money is annually appropriated to the Judicial Branch and transferred to the cash fund. These two funding streams are what the Correc onal Treatment Board oversees and allocates annually. Since the CTCF was established, and prior to that as the Drug Offender Surcharge Fund, cash revenue from the surcharge has not been sufficient to match appropriated spending authority in the Long Bill Therefore, the Board must restrict spending to match revenue. Revenue has been increasing every year and the Board is hopeful that revenue will soon be sufficient to avoid having to enact spending restric ons. 3

FY2014 Spending The Board has determined that restric ons should ini ally be shared by each state agency receiving correc onal treatment resources.

4 FY2014 Spending The Board has determined that restric ons should ini ally be shared by each state agency receiving correc onal treatment resources. Quarterly revenue and spending updates are provided so the Board can revise restric on amounts based on spending pa erns and changing needs in each fiscal year. Currently restric on amounts are based on each agency s percent of total fund resources. Cash Fund Expenditures In FY2014 a total of $14.8M in correc onal treatment resources was spent on a variety of programs and services to treat offenders. The following chart outlines spending by program type. The largest area of expenditure is outpa ent treatment as this serves the largest popula on of offenders followed closely by the jail based behavioral services and problem solving courts. While correc onal treatment cash funds in problem solving courts are technically for outpa ent treatment, FY2014 was the first year financial data was available FY2014 Correctional Treatment Spending By Service Type 9% 1% 2% 2% 19% 10% 15% separate from proba on outpa ent treatment, so the Board is interested in having a problem solving court category to help assess the overall funding for this specific program. In the future, it is likely that this funding will be rolled into the greater outpa ent treatment category. 41% Out Patient Treatment/Testing Problem Solving Courts Jail Based Behavioral Services Residential Treatment (IRT/STIRRT) Assessment/Case Management Services Indirect Costs Conference/Training 4

5 Correctional Treatment Board FY2014 Spending The following table outlines spending by agency and long bill line as adjusted for the cash spending restric on. Correctional Treatment 2014 Spending By Agency and Long Bill Line Appropriation* Actual Difference DOC Drug & Alcohol Tx Subprogram 1,245,127 (1,245,127) 0 Parole Subprogram 1,757,100 (1,757,100) 0 3,002,227 (3,002,227) 0 DHS Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Treatment & Detox Contracts 887,300 (887,300) 0 Short Term Intensive Residential Remediation & Tx 389,066 (389,066) 0 Integrated Behavioral Health Services Jail Based Behavioral Health 2,872,629 (2,872,629) 0 4,148,995 (4,148,995) 0 DPS Personal Services 90,631 (90,631) 0 Community Corrections Pots 13,366 (13,366) 0 Community Corrections Placement 1,018,869 (1,018,869) 0 Trtmtn. For Subs Abuse and Co occuring Disorders 1,684,098 (1,683,045) 1,053 2,806,964 (2,805,911) 1,053 JUDICIAL Probation & Related Services Personal Services 702,114 (702,114) 0 Offender Treatment & Services 5,088,997 (3,863,070) 1,225,927 Personal Services 91,078 (91,078) 0 Pots 110, ,054 Indirects 222,859 (222,859) 0 6,215,102 (4,879,121) 1,335,981 *Adj for spending restrictions GRAND TOTAL 16,173,288 (14,836,254) 1,337,034 Agency Spending Restrictions 2014 Appropriation Spending Restrict Auth. Spending DOC 3,002, ,002,227 DHS 4,290,156 (141,161) 4,148,995 CDPS 2,916,766 (109,802) 2,806,964 JUD 6,532,984 (317,882) 6,215,102 Total 16,742,133 (568,845) 16,173,288 5

Correctional Treatment Board FY2014 Fund Balance/FY2015 Appropria on At the end of FY2013, the fund balance was below the 16.5% limit and the Board wanted this to increase.

This resulted in a FYE14 fund balance of $2.7M or 19.7%. The Board is comfortable with that level and will begin to discuss one me projects/needs for which some of the fund balance could be used.

6 Correctional Treatment Board FY2014 Fund Balance/FY2015 Appropria on At the end of FY2013, the fund balance was below the 16.5% limit and the Board wanted this to increase. Therefore, in FY2014, the Judicial Branch was able to under spend its Correc onal Treatment alloca on while s ll mee ng its obliga on to respond to offender needs. This resulted in a FYE14 fund balance of $2.7M or 19.7%. The Board is comfortable with that level and will begin to discuss one me projects/needs for which some of the fund balance could be used. However, the schedule 9 (cash fund report) in the Judicial budget request projects the fund balance dropping to 14.5% in FY16 due solely to the increase in spending authority from SB The Board will con nue to monitor the fund balance with the goal of maintaining it at the 16.5% limit. FY2015 Appropria on The Correc onal Treatment Board had just over $20.2M to appropriate in FY2015. This included an increase of $3.5M from the passage of SB13 250, the drug sentencing bill as well as funding for new diversion programming as a result of HB In addi on to these two new funding streams, base budget funding was maintained and the $3.5M was put toward expanded programming. FY2015 Correctional Treatment Funding By Service Type Out Patient Treatment Problem Solving Courts 18% 15% 7% 0% 2% 1% 1% 2% Jail Based Behavioral Services Residential Treatment (IRT/STIRRT) Assessment/Case Management Services Diversion 11% 43% Overhead Indirect Costs Conference/Training 6

7 Correctional Treatment Board FY2015 Appropria on In keeping with the intent of SB13 250, the $3.5M was targeted for: Transi on services for offenders leaving Jail Based programs and re entering the community. Community correc ons treatment vouchers. Expanded residen al treatment beds in Community Correc ons for proba on clients. Parole increases for case management in rural areas, expanded drug tes ng and co pay incen ves for parolees with clean UAs. Funding for behavioral health out pa ent treatment to back fill the loss of federal funding. Correctional Treatment 2014 and 2015 Appropriation By Agency and Long Bill Line FY14 Approp FY15 Approp Difference DOC Drug & Alcohol Tx Subprogram 1,245,127 1,345, ,000 Parole Subprogram 1,757,100 2,112, ,000 3,002,227 3,457, ,000 DHS Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Treatment & Detox Contracts 887,300 1,064, ,388 Short Term Intensive Residential Remediation & Tx 389, ,946 38,880 Integrated Behavioral Health Services Jail Based Behavioral Health 3,013,790 3,578, ,732 4,290,156 5,071, ,000 DPS Personal Services 90,631 84,803 (5,828) Community Corrections Pots 13,366 19,194 5,828 Community Corrections Placement 1,018,869 2,643,869 1,625,000 Trtmtn. For Subs Abuse and Co occuring Disorders 1,793,900 2,553, ,000 2,916,766 5,301,766 2,385,000 JUDICIAL Probation & Related Services Personal Services 702,114 0 (702,114) Offender Treatment & Services 5,406,879 5,995, ,540 Central Programs Pots 110,054 26,494 (83,560) Adult Pre Trial Diversion 0 77,000 77,000 Personal Services 91,078 94,323 3,245 Indirects 222, ,748 (4,111) 6,532,984 6,411,984 (121,000) GRAND TOTAL 16,742,133 20,242,133 3,500,000 7

Correctional Treatment Board FY2016 Funding Alloca on FY2016 Funding With FY2014 finished and FY2015 underway, the Correc onal Treatment Board spent the past few months discussing and determining the

8 Correctional Treatment Board FY2016 Funding Alloca on FY2016 Funding With FY2014 finished and FY2015 underway, the Correc onal Treatment Board spent the past few months discussing and determining the FY2016 alloca on from the Correc onal Treatment Cash Fund. The Board developed preliminary funding priori es to help guide the alloca on process and they currently include: Valid Assessment Prac ces/strong Case Management Func on Clinically Appropriate Treatment/Treatment Matching Program outcomes Quality Treatment Limited Other Funding Sources High Risk/High Need Popula on Priority Treat the whole person Program requests for FY2016 funding were submi ed to the Board in July and totaled just over $21.4M. The available funding for FY16 remained at $20.2M, so the requests were just over $1.0M in excess of available resources. Funding requested included: Problem Solving Court treatment funding increases for new courts as well as courts currently in the planning stages. An increase for parole outpa ent treatment funds An increase for Mesa County s Summit View program due to reduced County spending Local Board needs that were solicited by the statewide Board and consisted primarily of requests for housing, transporta on, training and outpa ent treatment. A decrease in proba on outpa ent treatment funds due to the availability of other sources of funding. Based on the developed priori es and a er conversa ons with program managers, the Board decided to maintain FY2015 funding levels with the excep on of proba on outpa ent treatment, which was reduced by just over $175,000. This reduc on was redirected to the problem solving court program to help meet the needs of the growing courts across the state. The goal over the next year is to determine how to appropriately FY2016 Correctional Treatment Funding By Service Type 18.0% 15.5% 11.9% 6.8% 8 0.4% 1.7% 0.6% 1.1% 1.6% 42.4% Out Patient Treatment Problem Solving Courts Jail Based Behavioral Services Residential Treatment (IRT/STIRRT) Assessment/Case Management Services Diversion Overhead Indirect Costs Conference/Training

9 Correctional FY2016 FY2016 Funding Treatment Request Alloca on Board measure current funding against the developing priori es in order to adjust funding to match the priori za on. At the same me, the Board will con nue to meet with the local boards to hear first hand about program and service needs in local communi es across the state in an effort to ensure appropriate programs and services are available in all areas of the state. The chart below reflects the con nued appropria on for each agency with adjustments related to salary, benefit and indirect cost assessments. Correctional Treatment 2015 and 2016 Appropriation By Agency and Long Bill Line FY2015 Approp. FY2016 Approp.* Difference DOC Drug & Alcohol Tx Subprogram 1,345,127 1,345,127 0 DHS Parole Subprogram 2,112,100 2,112, ,457,227 3,457,227 0 Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Treatment & Detox Contracts 1,064,688 1,064,688 0 Short Term Intensive Residential Remediation & Tx 427, ,946 0 Integrated Behavioral Health Services Jail Based Behavioral Health 3,578,522 3,578, ,071,156 5,071,156 0 DPS Personal Services 84,803 84,803 0 Community Corrections Pots 19,194 21,324 2,130 Community Corrections Placement 2,643,869 2,643,869 0 Trtmtn. For Subs Abuse and Co occuring Disorders 2,553,900 2,553, ,301,766 5,303,896 2,130 JUDICIAL Probation & Related Services Offender Treatment & Services 5,995,419 5,995,419 0 Central Programs Pots 26,494 15,952 (10,542) Adult Pre Trial Diversion 77,000 77,000 0 Personal Services 94,323 94,323 0 Indirects 218, ,109 5,361 6,411,984 6,406,803 (5,181) GRAND TOTAL 20,242,133 20,239,082 (3,051) *Shaded figure is a carry forward from FY2015 and will be updated during figure setting in the spring. 9

10 Correctional Treatment Board Conclusion Next Steps/Conclusion The FY2016 funding plan is the result of the Board s work over the past year which built on its growing understanding of each agency s funded programming from the cash fund. Priori es are being established and the Board is working toward developing assessment criteria related to its stated funding priori es. The Board is commi ed to determining the best and most effec ve use of the correc onal treatment cash fund resources and is also commi ed to ensuring access to valuable programs and services across the state. The exis ng FY2015 appropria on and planned FY2016 alloca on help support this commitment in that it con nues support for expanded availability of parole resources to the middle of the state and it has created an en rely new community correc ons bed popula on for condi on of proba on. The jail based behavioral programs are con nuing to expand and the Board is working with that program to ensure that appropriate program guidelines exist. Despite these successes, there is s ll much work to be done. Specific program outcome, popula on data and financial repor ng consistencies must be established and then assessing each agency s ability to build that measurement and repor ng into the varying data systems needs to be discussed. The long term goal of the Correc onal Treatment Board con nues to be looking at possible efficiencies in how the State approaches and works with the treatment community, treatment matching offenders to the best type of treatment and con nuing the focus on case management strategies and training. All of these ac vi es will lead to an improved quality of offender management and treatment of criminal offenders with substance abuse and co occurring disorders which ul mately will create greater public safety in all communi es across the state. 10

State of Colorado Correc onal Treatment Board

State of Colorado Correc onal Treatment Board FY2017 Funding Plan The Correc onal Treatment Cash Fund and its oversight board, the Correc onal Treatment Board, was established with the passage of HB12